The textbook summarizes evidence indicating that medium effects sizes for gender differences in the following risk-taking areas have been found for all of the following EXCEPT

a. risky experimentation.
b. drinking/drug use.
c. intellectual risk taking.
d. physical skills.

Answer: b: drinking/drug use.

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